Sentence examples for a distressing state of from inspiring English sources

(Ordering food as you order a drink mostly leads to the salad arriving before the martini. This is a distressing state of affairs and should be avoided).

The Troubled Asset Relief Program illustrates the distressing state of American politics.

The distressing state of the economy is perhaps the largest of Nixon's present domestic problems.

But when Barbara Haws, the Philharmonic's archivist, reported this distressing state of affairs to her husband, William Josephson, he magnanimously chipped in the extra money.

Why is the American healthcare system so woefully inadequate, and what, if anything, has been done to ameliorate this distressing state of affairs?

Despite this distressing state of affairs, we continue our efforts to provide leadership for our community and a forum for compassionate leaders like Martin O'Malley to address critical issues facing our nation.

Seeing Portman's body in this distressing state shined a bright and particularly poignant light on the sad reality of weight in ballet.

The panel stated that it found, "a distressing degree of inattention to the role of nuclear weapons in deterrence among many senior DoD military and civilian leaders".

The report paints a distressing picture of the affordable housing market in the state.

Rather, it is a distressing reality of today's world.

The sons of the household had a distressing habit of doing away with them selves.